Recipes · American · Bread
Banana Bread
One serving has 333 kcal and 6 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (30%), selenium (23%), copper (22%) and thiamin (22%). Ready in 75 minutes.

- Preparation: 15 min
- Cooking: 60 min
- Makes: 1 serving (106 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 25 g Flour, all-purpose
- 15 g Sugar
- 12 g Butter, unsalted
- 10 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 35 g Bananas, raw
- 0.5 g Baking soda
- 0.3 g Salt
- 8 g Walnuts
Method
- Cream the butter and sugar together, then beat in the egg until smooth.
- Mash the ripe bananas and stir them into the butter mixture.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt, then fold into the wet mixture just until combined; fold in the chopped walnuts.
- Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan and smooth the top.
- Bake at 175°C (350°F) for 55-60 minutes until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool before slicing. Makes 1 slice; multiply the ingredients by 10 for a whole loaf.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 333 kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 43.2 g | |
| Water | 39.1 mL | |
| Fiber | 2.1 g | 7% |
| Protein | 5.5 g | 12% |
| Tryptophan | 0.07 g | |
| Threonine | 0.19 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.22 g | |
| Leucine | 0.41 g | |
| Lysine | 0.21 g | |
| Methionine | 0.11 g | |
| Cystine | 0.1 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.28 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.17 g | |
| Valine | 0.27 g | |
| Histidine | 0.15 g | |
| Fat | 16.3 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 4.5 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.01 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.5 g | |
| Saturated | 6.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 63 mg | |
| Calcium | 22 mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.2 mg | 22% |
| Iron | 1.7 mg | 9% |
| Magnesium | 29 mg | 9% |
| Manganese | 0.54 mg | 30% |
| Phosphorus | 85.1 mg | 12% |
| Potassium | 204 mg | 4% |
| Selenium | 12.5 µg | 23% |
| Sodium | 270 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.62 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.24 mg | 22% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.21 mg | 19% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.8 mg | 13% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.44 mg | 9% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.2 mg | 15% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 65.7 µg | 16% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.11 µg | 5% |
| Choline | 38.2 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin A | 99.2 µg | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 3.1 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 8.2 IU | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 0.53 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin K | 1.3 µg | 1% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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